Fair Exchange (TV series)

Fair Exchange is an American television sitcom series that ran from September 21, 1962 to 1963 on CBS. It stars Eddie Foy Jr. and Audrey Christie.

Fair Exchange
Judy Carne as Heather Finch.
GenreSitcom
Created byCy Howard
Written byTom Adair
James B. Allardice
William P. Templeton
StarringEddie Foy Jr.
Victor Maddern
Lynn Loring
Judy Carne
Flip Mark
Dennis Waterman
Diana Chesney
Theme music composerCyril J. Mockridge
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes27
Production
Executive producerCy Howard
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time4548 minutes
(September 21December 28, 1962)
2224 minutes
(March 28September 19, 1963)
Production companiesCy Howard Productions
Desilu Productions
DistributorCBS Television Distribution
Release
Original networkCBS
Picture formatBlack and white
Audio formatMonaural
Original releaseSeptember 21, 1962 (1962-09-21) 
September 19, 1963 (1963-09-19)

Premise

Eddie Walker (Foy) and Tommy Finch (Victor Maddern) were World War II veterans and old friends who decided to have their teenage daughters live in each other's households for a year because Eddie's daughter Patty (Lynn Loring) wanted to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.

While Patty lived in London with Tommy, his wife Sybil (Diana Chesney) and their son, Neville (Dennis Waterman), their daughter, Heather (Judy Carne) lived with Eddie and Dorothy Walker and their son, also named Tommy (Flip Mark) in New York.

The show focuses on the joys and the difficulties that Heather and Patty experience as they live in each other's families.

Heather had troubles in trying to deal with a less formality ridden way of life in New York City and in the States, while Patty was trying to deal with the more formal and more tradition-emphasized way of life in London.

The fathers had their own share of difficulties in trying to help the daughters to adjust, while Dorothy and Sybil, while also having to adjust with different girls living in their households, were able to take it more in stride.

Fair Exchange replaced Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone on CBS's fall schedule in 1962. The series was the first hour-long sitcom since The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour, but it was dropped. After mail protested CBS's decision, the network revived Fair Exchange in a half-hour format, but again the series failed in the ratings and was finally cancelled.

The Twilight Zone would replace Fair Exchange mid-season, albeit in an hour-long format.

Cast

Episodes

Season 1 (1962)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"Pilot"TBATBASeptember 21, 1962 (1962-09-21)
22"Unfair Exchange"TBATBASeptember 28, 1962 (1962-09-28)
33"Is There a Doctor in the House?"TBATBAOctober 5, 1962 (1962-10-05)
44"Neville's Problem"TBATBAOctober 12, 1962 (1962-10-12)
55"To Each His Own"TBATBAOctober 19, 1962 (1962-10-19)
66"A Little Success"TBATBAOctober 26, 1962 (1962-10-26)
77"No More Transatlantic Calls"TBATBANovember 2, 1962 (1962-11-02)
88"Lieutenant's Paradise"TBATBANovember 9, 1962 (1962-11-09)
99"Nothing Ventured"TBATBANovember 16, 1962 (1962-11-16)
1010"Dorothy's Trip to Europe"TBATBANovember 23, 1962 (1962-11-23)
1111"A Young Man's Fancy"TBATBANovember 30, 1962 (1962-11-30)
1212"Yankee Doodle Dandy"TBATBADecember 7, 1962 (1962-12-07)
1313"Honor Thy Foster Father"TBATBADecember 14, 1962 (1962-12-14)
1414"Twas the Fortnight Before Christmas"TBATBADecember 21, 1962 (1962-12-21)
1515"Innocents Abroad"TBATBADecember 28, 1962 (1962-12-28)

Season 2 (1963)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
161"My Son, the Lawyer"TBATBAMarch 28, 1963 (1963-03-28)
172"Character Building"TBATBAApril 4, 1963 (1963-04-04)
183"How You Gonna Get 'em Back on the Farm?"TBATBAApril 11, 1963 (1963-04-11)
194"You Don't Have to Polish a Subway"TBATBAApril 18, 1963 (1963-04-18)
205"A Woman's Place"TBATBAApril 25, 1963 (1963-04-25)
216"The Jinx"TBATBAMay 2, 1963 (1963-05-02)
227"My Fair Scot"TBATBAMay 9, 1963 (1963-05-09)
238"A Mess of Porridge"TBATBAMay 16, 1963 (1963-05-16)
249TBATBATBA1963 (1963)
2510"Never Trust a Banjo Player"TBATBA1963 (1963)
2611"Neville, the Pearlie"TBATBA1963 (1963)
2712"Weddings Are for Parents"TBATBA1963 (1963)


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